Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 loaf Italian bread (16 ounces, by weight)
  • 1/2 cup fig preserves
  • 3 cups shredded fully cooked pork like this (or this.)
  • 1/2 cup crumbled queso blanco or grated Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Your favourite salsa (s)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 425°F. (Or grill to medium high.)
  • Halve the loaf of Italian bread horizontally from end to end like you're going to make a giant submarine sandwich. Open the bread and lay, cut side up, on a baking sheet or a piece of foil. Divide the fig preserves between the two halves and spread evenly and thinly. Divide the pork evenly between the two halves of bread and distribute the pork to cover all of the bread.
  • Put the baking sheet or foil into the oven or grill and bake for 6-8 minutes, or just until the pork is hot through and through. Scatter half of the crumbled or grated cheese evenly over one sandwich and the other half over the other sandwich. Continue to bake for an additional 2-4 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted. Remove the sandwiches from the oven and cut each loaf in half. Serve with a sprinkling of chopped cilantro and the salsa of your choice.